Decoder Replay: What stories can teach us about the world
While around the world misinformation and lies abound, in Africa, stories transmit morals, acceptable behavior and universal truths.
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Decoder Replay: What stories can teach us about the world
While around the world misinformation and lies abound, in Africa, stories transmit morals, acceptable behavior and universal truths.
Decoder: The Paris (Dis)Agreement
A decade ago 195 countries gathered to find a way to slow climate change. Will the United States under Trump crash the “green economy” that the agreement promised?
Decoder: Do fixed borders guarantee peace?
While Russia and Ukraine war over their shared border, two Central Asian nations prove that borders can be changed by mutual agreement.
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Does the press affect how we think about government?
If democracy depends on the support of an informed public what does it mean when people distrust what they read and hear in the news?
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